Rhodia Operations

Shanmuganandamurthy Krishnamurthy

Rajesh Pazhianur

Kraig Luczak

Michael J Kisenwether

A method for making a derivatized guar, comprising: (a) contacting derivatized guar splits, which have not been treated with a boron compound to crosslink the guar splits, with an aqueous wash medium comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous wash medium: (i) from about 0.1 to about 30 parts by weight of a water soluble non-boron salt, or (ii) less than about 0.1 parts by weight water soluble salt, and (b) separating the washed derivatized guar splits from the aqueous wash medium, provided that the contacting of the derivatized guar splits with the aqueous wash medium comprising less than about 0.1 parts by weight water soluble salt is limited to a duration effective to maintain the water content of the washed derivatized guar splits at less than or equal to about 80 percent by weight.

Method for making derivatized guar gum and derivatized guar gum made thereby

An adjuvant composition contains an adjuvant composition, comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of the composition: (a) from about 10 to 100 parts by weight of a combined of one or more betaine surfactants and one or more glycoside surfactants, comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of the combined amount: (i) from greater than 0 to less than 100 parts by weight of the one or more betaine surfactants, and (ii) from greater than 0 to less than 100 parts by weight of one or more glycoside surfactants, and (b) from 0 to about 90 parts by weight water A pesticide composition contains based on 100 parts by weight of the composition: (a) from greater than 0 parts by weight to about 20 parts by weight of a combined amount of one or more betaine surfactants and one or more glycoside surfactants, comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of the combined amount: (i) from greater than 0 to less than 100 parts by weight of the one or more betaine surfactants, and (ii) from greater than 0 to less than 100 parts by weight of one or more glycoside surfactants, and (b) from 0 to about 90 parts by weight water, and (c) an effective amount of one or more pesticides. A method for controlling the growth of a target plant includes applying the pesticide composition to the target plant.

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Shanmuganandamurthy Krishnamurthy